Roland: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
When [[Fireteam Majestic]] arrived onboard ''Infinity'' shortly prior to the ship's [[Second Battle of Requiem|second voyage to Requiem]], Roland welcomed them aboard. Before ''Infinity'' exited slipspace at [[Requiem]], gave [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] intel on the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] fleet over the [[shield world]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> Later, [[Fireteam Crimson]] recovered a [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|Forerunner artifact]] and brought it aboard ''Infinity''. The artifact soon activated itself, draining power from the ship. Roland was affected also, as his hologram flickered and he noticeably slowed down when informing Captain Lasky of what was happening.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Artifact|S1E2 ''Artifact'']]</ref> | When [[Fireteam Majestic]] arrived onboard ''Infinity'' shortly prior to the ship's [[Second Battle of Requiem|second voyage to Requiem]], Roland welcomed them aboard. Before ''Infinity'' exited slipspace at [[Requiem]], gave [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] intel on the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] fleet over the [[shield world]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> Later, [[Fireteam Crimson]] recovered a [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|Forerunner artifact]] and brought it aboard ''Infinity''. The artifact soon activated itself, draining power from the ship. Roland was affected also, as his hologram flickered and he noticeably slowed down when informing Captain Lasky of what was happening.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Artifact|S1E2 ''Artifact'']]</ref> | ||
When the {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} arrived with [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] onboard, Roland informed Lasky that the [[ONI prowler|prowler]]'s captain was requesting permission to land. After Dr. Halsey was brought aboard ''Infinity'', Roland locked down the engine room.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> Later he showed Lasky [[Fireteam Castle]]'s fate at REQ-153-N. When Fireteam Crimson began chasing [[Jul 'Mdama]], Roland helped them track him through the Slipspace portals, pointing out to [[Jared Miller]], who was having difficulty with the portals, how easy it was. Roland enjoyed taking part in the op, "commanding" Crimson to go to where a portal was, later commenting how much more he liked running ops than ships.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref> For Crimson's next mission at [[The Gate]], Roland had to help [[Jared Miller]] run the op, as [[Sarah Palmer]] was unreachable. Into a series of missions, Roland found [[Gabriel Thorne]]'s IFF tag near Crimson at [[the Cauldron]], and tracked him to the [[Quarry]] where Crimson began searching for him.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Memento Mori|S1E4 ''Memento Mori'']]</ref> | When the {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} arrived with [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] onboard, Roland informed Lasky that the [[ONI prowler|prowler]]'s captain was requesting permission to land. After Dr. Halsey was brought aboard ''Infinity'', Roland locked down the engine room.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> Later he showed Lasky [[Fireteam Castle]]'s fate at REQ-153-N. When Fireteam Crimson began chasing [[Jul 'Mdama]], Roland helped them track him through the Slipspace portals, pointing out to [[Jared Miller]], who was having difficulty with the portals, how easy it was. Roland enjoyed taking part in the op, "commanding" Crimson to go to where a portal was, later commenting how much more he liked running ops than ships.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref> For Crimson's next mission at [[The Gate]], Roland had to help [[Jared Miller]] run the op, as [[Sarah Palmer]] was unreachable. Into a series of missions, Roland found [[Gabriel Thorne]]'s IFF tag near Crimson at [[the Cauldron]], and tracked him to the [[Quarry]] where Crimson began searching for him.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Memento Mori|S1E4 ''Memento Mori'']]</ref> | ||
After Dr. Halsey was detained for exchanging transmissions with Jul 'Mdama in secret from the crew, Roland appeared in her holding cell and questioned her on why she chose to withhold the information. Halsey then subverted Roland by speaking the code-phrase "undid-iridium", placing him under her complete control. She forced him to give her access to the ship's computer. Roland managed to free himself from Halsey's control and had her arrested, but not before Halsey had managed to contact Jul 'Mdama. Moments later, [[Promethean]]s began materializing all over the ship via the artifact, while Covenant forces attacked the ship from outside.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' — [[S1/Invasion|S1E7 ''Invasion'']]</ref> | After Dr. Halsey was detained for exchanging transmissions with Jul 'Mdama in secret from the crew, Roland appeared in her holding cell and questioned her on why she chose to withhold the information. Halsey then subverted Roland by speaking the code-phrase "undid-iridium", placing him under her complete control. She forced him to give her access to the ship's computer. Roland managed to free himself from Halsey's control and had her arrested, but not before Halsey had managed to contact Jul 'Mdama. Moments later, [[Promethean]]s began materializing all over the ship via the artifact, while Covenant forces attacked the ship from outside.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' — [[S1/Invasion|S1E7 ''Invasion'']]</ref> | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
===Freighter ambush and Oth Lodon=== | ===Freighter ambush and Oth Lodon=== | ||
Following the events on Ealen IV, Captain Lasky left on personal leave to investigate the UNSC mole who leaked the location of the negotiations. Lord Hood remained onboard ''Infinity'' and requested a demonstration of its Forerunner engines. He asked Roland to plot a random vector with multiple headings but before Roland could, they were notified by | Following the events on Ealen IV, Captain Lasky left on personal leave to investigate the UNSC mole who leaked the location of the negotiations. Lord Hood remained onboard ''Infinity'' and requested a demonstration of its Forerunner engines. He asked Roland to plot a random vector with multiple headings but before Roland could, they were notified by [[Jespersen|Lieutenant Jespersen]] of a distress signal near the [[Artesia-702 system]]. The exercise was scrapped and they went to investigate. Arriving in the system on March 11, they found a damaged civilian [[freighter]], the ''[[Pilgrims Pride]]''. The freighter was tugged into one of ''Infinity's'' bays on Hood's order. An ambush was sprung when the freighter launched multiple assault crafts and set itself to self-destruct. With the help of Fireteams [[Fireteam Majestic|Majestic]], [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]], and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]], the attack was repelled and the freighter was tugged back into space before it could self-destruct on ''Infinity''. Following the skirmish, ''Infinity'''s after action teams discovered that the vessels used by the assailants belonged to a long-lost warship, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The crew were having Roland put together a report on the ship. However, Hood told them not to waste their time as he knew all about the ''Spirit''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #4''</ref> | ||
Shortly after, Roland presented his findings on the freighter to Commander Bradley, Spartan Palmer, and Lord Hood. He found that although the crafts belonged to the ''Spirit of Fire'', the ''Pilgrims Pride'' itself was fairly new in construction. When Commander Bradley inquired about the freighter's flight logs, Roland revealed that the ship's logs had been wiped and filled with false data. However, despite that, he was able to retrieve the real data, coordinates from where it originated: [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant located deep in Jiralhanae space. With the Spirit's possible location found, Hood ordered a search and rescue mission. ''Infinity'' jumped to the planet's system where it found a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant space station]] operated by [[New Colonial Alliance]] insurgents. It was then that [[Daniel Clayton|Captain Daniel Clayton]], illegitimate son of [[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]], revealed himself as the mole and fired on ''Infinity'' with the station's [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #5''</ref> | Shortly after, Roland presented his findings on the freighter to Commander Bradley, Spartan Palmer, and Lord Hood. He found that although the crafts belonged to the ''Spirit of Fire'', the ''Pilgrims Pride'' itself was fairly new in construction. When Commander Bradley inquired about the freighter's flight logs, Roland revealed that the ship's logs had been wiped and filled with false data. However, despite that, he was able to retrieve the real data, coordinates from where it originated: [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant located deep in Jiralhanae space. With the Spirit's possible location found, Hood ordered a search and rescue mission. ''Infinity'' jumped to the planet's system where it found a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant space station]] operated by [[New Colonial Alliance]] insurgents. It was then that [[Daniel Clayton|Captain Daniel Clayton]], illegitimate son of [[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]], revealed himself as the mole and fired on ''Infinity'' with the station's [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #5''</ref> | ||
